Odom, 36, left the hospital last week after being laid up since he was found unconscious in October. (MARIO ANZUONI/REUTERS)

The county sheriff's office recommended charging him with "use of, or under the influence of, a controlled substance," Nye County District Attorney Angela Bello told the Daily News in November.

But on Monday, Bello appeared to reverse course: "Based on the present evidence and surrounding circumstances, the Nye County District Attorney's office has decided not to bring drug charges against Lamar Odom," she said.

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"Although the evidence showed Mr. Odom had metabolized cocaine in his system while he was present in Nye County in October of 2015, he was not found in the possession of cocaine and it is unlikely it could established beyond a reasonable doubt he actually ingested, or was impaired by, the drug during the time he was within the jurisdiction of Nye County."